van der Pas Suzan, Ramklass Serela, O'Leary Brian, Anderson Sharon, Keating Norah, Cassim Bilkish
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Geriatrics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Eur J Ageing. 2015;12(3):215-227. doi: 10.1007/s10433-015-0343-2.
While older people live in developing countries, little is known about the relative importance of features of their communities in influencing their liveability. We examine components of home and neighbourhood among older South Africans. Linear regression analyses revealed that features of home (basic amenities, household composition, financial status and safety) and neighbourhood (ability to shop for groceries, participate in organizations and feel safe from crime) are significantly associated with life satisfaction. Approaches to liveability that are person-centred and also set within contexts beyond home and neighbourhood are needed to address boundaries between home and neighbourhood; incorporate personal resources into liveability models and import broader environmental contexts such as health and social policy.
虽然老年人生活在发展中国家，但对于其社区特征在影响其宜居性方面的相对重要性却知之甚少。我们研究了南非老年人的家庭和邻里环境要素。线性回归分析表明，家庭特征（基本设施、家庭构成、经济状况和安全性）和邻里环境特征（购买食品杂货的能力、参与组织活动的能力以及免受犯罪侵害的安全感）与生活满意度显著相关。需要采取以人为本且超越家庭和邻里环境范围的宜居性方法，以解决家庭与邻里之间的界限问题；将个人资源纳入宜居性模型，并引入更广泛的环境背景，如健康和社会政策。
